1. deild

Faroe Islands 1. Division (1. Deild)
Founded
1943
Nation
Faroe Islands
Promotion To
Premier League
Relegation To
2. deild
Number of Teams
10
Cups
Faroe Islands Cup
Current Champions
VB/Sumba
Website
The Faroese Football Association's Website

1. deild is the second tier of football in the Faroe Islands, it was founded in 1942. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

It was previously called 2. deild and has been known as 1. deild since 2005, because the top division was renamed Formuladeildin for sponsorship reasons.

It currently has 10 participating clubs. At the end of each season, two teams are relegated and two promoted from what is now the Second Division, pending the fact that the winning team in any given division does not already have a senior team in the division it is being promoted to. In such cases the team that finished second will be promoted in its stead. If a team is relegated to a division where one of its teams are already playing, the second best team will move one division down, thereby saving another team from relegation.

History

The league was founded in 1943 and was named Meðaldeildin (The Middle Division), this was 1 year after the founding of the First Division (Meistaradeildin). Though there was no promotion and relegation system at the time and both leagues operated separately from each other. This was partly because it was mostly made up of B teams from the clubs in the Meistaradeildin. One year after all leagues had to be suspended due to the allied occupation of the Faroe Islands by the British Army. The league then resumed the season after. From 1943 to 1975 it was called Medaldeildin, then the league structure changed in 1976. The Meistaradeildin was renamed 1. deild and the Medaldeildin was renamed 2. deild. Also from that season onwards clubs in 2. deild were awarded promotion into 1. deild. The first club to be promoted was Fram Tórshavn after they won the division for the first time in their history, though they finished bottom of 1. deild the following season and were relegated back into 2. deild. The latest change to the league was made in 2004, when 1. deild was renamed as Formuladieldin for sponsorship reasons, 2.Deild adopted the name of 1.Deild, the third tier was renamed 2.Deild and the fourth tier became 3.Deild.

Clubs for the 2011 season

• 07 Vestur 2 - (newly promoted)
• AB Argir - (newly relegated)
• EB/Streymur 2
• FC Hoyvík
• FC Suðuroy - (newly relegated)
• HB Tórshavn 2
• NSÍ Runavík 2
• Skála IF - (newly promoted)
• TB Tvøroyri
• Vikingur 2

Top 5 goalscorers in 2010 season

P	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Jens Erik Rasmussen	07 Vestur	17
2	Steffan Kalso	KÍ Klaksvík	16
3	Johan Ejvind Mouritsen	07 Vestur / HB Tórshavn 2	15
	Jovan Radinovic-Panic	07 Vestur	15
5	Arnar Dam	EB/Streymur	13

1. deild winners

Blank cells indicate where our research has not been able to find a definite entry Season Clubs Champion Pts Place 2nd Pts 2011 10 FC Suðuroy 70 TB Tvøroyri 61 2010 10 07 Vestur 61 KÍ Klaksvík 58 2009 10 VB/Sumba 54 B71 Sandoy 52 2008 10 07 Vestur 65 AB Argir 64 2007 10 B68 Toftir 72 ÍF Fuglafjørður 61 2006 10 B71 Sandoy 49 AB Argir 47 2005 10 B68 Toftir 45 B71 Sandoy 41 2004 10 TB Tvøroyri 38 B71 Sandoy 38 2003 10 ÍF Fuglafjørður 42 TB Tvøroyri 35 2002 10 FS Vágar 42 B71 Sandoy 28 2001 10 TB Tvøroyri 34 Skála 33 2000 10 EB/Streymur 40 ÍF Fuglafjørður 34 1999 10 FS Vágar 48 LÍF Leirvík 39 1998 10 B71 Sandoy 41 LÍF Leirvík 33 1997 10 Sumba 39 B36 Tórshavn 36 1996 10 NSÍ Runavík 39 HB Tórshavn 38 1995 10 HB Tórshavn 36 ÍF Fuglafjørður 35 1994 10 VB Vágur 31 FS Vágar 27 1993 10 NSÍ Runavík 28 EB/Streymur 22 1992 10 LÍF Leirvík 24 ÍF Fuglafjørður 24 1991 10 B71 Sandoy 34 SÍF Sandavágur 26 1990 10 NSÍ Runavík 32 SÍ Sumba 26 1989 10 MB Midvágur 29 TB Tvoroyri 28 1988 10 B71 Sandoy ? ? ? 1987 ? ÍF Fuglafjørður ? ? ? 1986 ? VB Vágur ? ? ? 1985 ? B36 Tórshavn ? ? ? 1984 ? ÍF Fuglafjørður ? ? ? 1983 ? NSÍ Runavík ? ? ? 1982 ? MB Midvágur ? ? ? 1981 ? LÍF Leirvík ? ? ? 1980 ? B68 Toftir ? ? ? 1979 ? GÍ Gøta ? ? ? 1978 ? NSÍ Runavík ? ? ? 1977 ? MB Midvágur ? ? ? 1976 ? Fram Tórshavn ? ? ? 1975 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1974 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1973 ? SÍF Sandavágur 1972 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1971 ? B36 Tórshavn 1970 ? SÍF Sandavágur 1969 ? SÍ Sørvágur 1968 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1967 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1966 ? HB Tórshavn II 1965 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1964 ? VB Vágur 1963 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1962 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1961 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1960 ? SÍF Sandavágur 1959 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1958 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1957 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1956 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1955 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1954 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1953 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1952 ? B36 Tórshavn II 1951 ? KÍ Klaksvík II 1950 B36 Tórshavn 1949 KÍ Klaksvík II 1948 TB Tvøroyri 1947 B36 Tórshavn 1946 Royn Hvalba 1945 KÍ Klaksvík II 1944 x no tournament x x x 1943 HB Tórshavn II

Top Goal Scorers by season Season Top Scorer Goals Club 2011 John Tordar Poulsen 27 FC Suðuroy 2010 Jens Erik Rasmussen 17 07 Vestur 2009 Jón Krosslá Poulsen 25 VB/Sumba 2008 Tróndur Sigurðsson 25 AB Argir 2007 Dánial Hansen 22 B68 Toftir 2006 Clayton Nascimento 27 B71 Sandur 2005 Súni Friði Barbá 31 AB Argir 2004 Aleksandar Radosavljević Jósvein Thomsen Sonny Johansen 16 Royn Hvalba B71 Sandur FS Vágar 2003 Kaj Roest 12 TB Tvøroyri 2002 Birgir Jørgensen 14 VB Vágur II 2001 Jan Berg Jørgensen 13 ÍF Fuglafjørður 2000 Eyðun Samuelsen 14 HB Tórshavn II 1999 Birgir Joensen 21 FS Vágar 1998 Eli Hentze 15 B71 Sandur 1997 Aleksandar Radosavljević 23 TB Tvøroyri 1996 René Thomsen 15 SÍ Sumba 1995 Eyðolvur Reinert-Petersen 16 ÍF Fuglafjørður 1994 John Olsen 14 LÍF Leirvík 1993 Jack Jacobsen 14 NSÍ Runavík 1992 Kaj Eli Olsen 17 LÍF Leirvík 1991 Torkil Nielsen 13 SÍF Sandavágur

See also

• 1. deild kvinnur, the 1st tier league of women